Nick Zivanovic wrote:
"Tom Mosher" wrote in message
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It could have been an Iridium flare.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980402.html

Tom

Iridium flares aren't stationary. The OP described it as totally stationary.
Assuming his observation was correct and it wasn't moving WRT the background
stars, I'd have to vote for a meteor heading directly toward his viewing
position. I've seen a few of those myself.

However, an Iridium low in the sky can be pretty stationary (so that
you could miss the motion over a few seconds if there's not a nearby
reference object), so those details are important.

Bill Keel